2015 Kia Rio problems
NHTSA has received 69 complaints about the 2015 Kia Rio, and 39% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (17%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 16
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 58,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 16 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Kia Rio with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia rio. While driving 60-65 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle started to jerk and a loud grinding noise was heard without warning. The contact managed to exit the freeway onto a residential street where the contact noticed smoke under the hood. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion under the hood and the contact's head impacted the steering wheel. The vehicle became engulfed with black smoke. The contact sustained a busted lip, bruised eye, a whiplash, and a concussion.
Takara recall I was hit on the driver's side of my car by a semi doing approximately 58 MPH in doing so my car went into a spin and the back of my car hit a concrete bridge, on a 2 lane interstate. My air bags did not deploy!
Driving approximately 40 MPH, car hesitates to accelerate. Check engine light came on. Had car checked, diagnostic says catalytic converter is not operating properly. I had this part replaced less than 4 months ago! Now the same problem is occurring again!
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia rio. While driving 40 MPH and approaching another vehicle's blind spot, the contact pressed the horn, but it failed to function. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,241.